#INTRODUCTION
Farmer field school (FFS) is a group based learning process that brings together concepts and methods from agro-ecology, experiential education and community development.
It also involves regular field observations and group analysis. It is a major undertaking towards the realization of sustainable agriculture as it helps farmers make their own locally specific decisions about crop management practices.
#TRAINING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the training, the learner will be able to;
- Understand well the concept of FFS and have skills to implement it.
- Learn new technologies in agriculture.
- Incorporate technologies of FFS according to local conditions.
- Select and apply appropriate weed, pest and disease management practices for both animal and plant production in an organic farm.
- Select appropriate organic management systems for different organic farms.
- Gain skills in cross cutting issues in FFS.
- Gain skills in the climate change and agriculture.
#KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Approach and principles
- Organization and management of FFS
- Key concepts and techniques in FFS
- Agro ecosystem analysis (AESA)
- Cross cutting topics in FFS
- Need for sustainable agriculture
- GMO Vs organic farming
- Principles of organic farming
- Organic soil management and crop nutrition
- Pest and disease management
- Post-harvest storage, handling, and processing
- Climate change and agriculture
- Impact of climate change on food and nutrition security
- Application of GIS and remote sensing in agriculture
- Monitoring and evaluation of agricultural projects
#EVENT DETAILS & ONLINE REGISTRATION
EVENT LOCATION: NAIROBI, KENYA
EVENT DURATION: 8 DAYS
EVENT DATE: 5 JUNE 2017
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